Pivaral-Aguilar

Pivaral-Aguilar v. Mukasey

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309 F. App'x 139
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJanuary 20, 2009No. 05-73185California247 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Silvia Lucrecia Pivaral-Aguilar, a native and citizen of Guatemala, petitions for re *140 view of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) order summarily affirming her appeal from an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) decision denying her application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). Our jurisdiction is governed by 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence and will uphold the IJ’s decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. INS v. Elias-Zacarias, 502 U.S. 478 , 481 n. 1, 112 S.Ct. 812 , 117 L.Ed.2d 38 (1992). We deny in part and dismiss in part the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that Pivaral-Aguilar failed to establish past persecution or a well-founded fear of future persecution on account of an imputed political opinion or membership in a particular social group. See Cruz-Navarro v. INS, 232 F.3d 1024, 1028-30 (9th Cir.2000). Moreover, Pivaral-Aguilar’s fear of future persecution is not well-founded because her similarly situated family members remain in Guatemala without harm. See Hakeem v. INS, 273 F.3d 812, 816 (9th Cir.2001)

Finally, because…

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